Aundair raiders - Game started.

[Eryndur]

Sykes isn't supposed to be another NPC...I just thought it would be fun to have another member of the group who isn't showing up that we can tell wild stories about...Bill Brasky style.

"Sal Sykes, a HELL of a man! Why, I remember one time when he walked straight into the Cathedral of the Silver Flame, said 'Who runs this dump?', then belted out that timeless ditty, Thrane, Homeland of Losers! SAL SYKES!"


I know we're only a few posts in, but the IC stuff is great so far. I don't know any of you IRL, but there's already this feeling of old-time camaraderie. Love it. I say we skip the whole "adventure" thing, and just sit around the inn telling old war stories.

 

[Blackrat]

No, no. A lowly NCO -- only a few steps up from grunt -- is how I pictured my guy. I can definitely picture a calm, wise unperturbable elf monk being a high-ranking officer in the platoon, though.

I was actually going to suggest that EthanDrew's marshal should be the ranking officer, considering his class choice, but he's claiming to be a sergeant like Konnel. I don't buy it.

Well. Considering that Jael has been part of Aundair's military for over 50 years he could very well be the ranking officer.

As the guy who can fly the ship, how should I be addressed? Rank? I am knighted, so I put Sir in front of my name, but that isn't very military. Looking at Forge of War which describes the Aundairan military structure...If we were a specialized company (roughly our over-all company leader would have been a Major, with 3 captains, 9 sergeants, and roughly 100 soldiers of variant low-ranks (privates).

If we were a Platoon, we would be led by a Captain, 3 sergeants, 33-36 soldiers (privates?)

Now, we could have been a completely different sort of Elite Unit with a Commander and then everyone else tends to be equally ranked, a la Knights Arcane or Knight Phantoms.

My vote would be a platoon with the PCs being mostly higher ups.

Are there still 10 of us?

1 Captain
3 sergeants
6 distinguished veterans

My votes for officers would be Sarelo, Reteif, Jael, and Konnel; pick ranks and go I say.

I was actually thinking that we started as a regular platoon but the losses of lives paired with winning the battles would have turned us to an elite squad. So I'd say

1 ? if someone wants to be ranking officer
1 Major
few Lieutenants
The rest Segeants

Ofcourse: Saluting eachother in our midst would likely be just joking around. We are brothers among ourselves.

 

[Voda Vosa]

Im in? I'm kinda lost... Haven't finished the warforged yet

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[ethandrew]

Well. Considering that Jael has been part of Aundair's military for over 50 years he could very well be the ranking officer.

I was actually thinking that we started as a regular platoon but the losses of lives paired with winning the battles would have turned us to an elite squad. So I'd say

1 ? if someone wants to be ranking officer
1 Major
few Lieutenants
The rest Segeants

Ofcourse: Saluting eachother in our midst would likely be just joking around. We are brothers among ourselves.

However it works out, whomever is a major or a colonel has to still be active in the military, either pulled out of duty for this special "reunion" with the expressed consent of the Queen, or catching wind of the "Dead Men Walking" and demanding inclusion.

Blackrat is correct, though, Jael should be the ranking officer, with 50+ years experience. A case could be made for anyone else after that, though.


Voda: If you need any help or suggestions, don't hesitate to ask! As far as we know, you're in.

 

[Blackrat]

Voda. I don't think you really need to hurry too much. As you probably already know the outline you could jump in the IC and make the sheet asap.

 

[Blackrat]

However it works out, whomever is a major or a colonel has to still be active in the military, either pulled out of duty for this special "reunion" with the expressed consent of the Queen, or catching wind of the "Dead Men Walking" and demanding inclusion.

Blackrat is correct, though, Jael should be the ranking officer, with 50+ years experience. A case could be made for anyone else after that, though.


Voda: If you need any help or suggestions, don't hesitate to ask! As far as we know, you're in.

Well, Jael is retired but I was thinking he would have been promoted to Major in the last year of the war.

 

[DrZombie]

Autoquote

You still got time, won't be starting till after the weekend.

 

[DrZombie]

As for the ranking, you don't have to be that high a rank. You can be all lowly grunts with a few sergeants for all I care.

 

[Blackrat]

Considering that Jael was in the army guite long you don't mind him having been an officer, do you?

 

[DrZombie]

Guys, girls. I'd better come up with a jolly good adventure after the intro y'all wrote. Very, very nice.